Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
VET Student Loans re-credit for special circumstances
If circumstances beyond your control stopped you finishing VET units, you can ask your provider to re-credit the VET Student Loan for them.
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Who can get it
- VET Student Loans students whose studies were stopped by circumstances beyond their control that began or got worse after the census day.
How to claim
- Apply in writing to your provider, with its application form and supporting evidence, within 12 months of the census day for the units.
Conditions and catches
- Your provider can extend the 12-month limit if you show you couldn't apply in time.
- If you disagree with the decision, ask the provider for an internal review, then apply to the Administrative Review Tribunal.
What the source says
Exact words quoted from the official page when we checked it. Last checked 15 Oct 2026.
beyond your control
Circumstances are special circumstances if they are:
you must apply in writing to your provider within 12 months of the census day for the unit/s.